Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, No. 2 Ohio State. For the first time in years, 2014 provided us with a college football national champion I could actually root for and not against. It was a moment of beauty when Alabama went down, and the moment got even better when the well-oiled offensive machine that was Oregon was outshone on the nation’s biggest stage by a third-string quarterback and a sophomore running back on the team that barely snuck into the playoff. Yes, Ohio State, a college football power that has been so hated in the past, somehow flipped the script and had me cheering as Cardale Jones hoisted the trophy above his head. And now, with the core of their 2014 national championship team back in Columbus, Ohio State is probably going to have a lot of people cheering for them once again. Advertisement Unfortunately, though, we may not be able to cheer on 12-Gauge again this year. Of all the quarterback battles that have played out this offseason, none have been as paradoxically fascinating and pointless as the one playing out in Columbus. The Buckeyes still have yet to name a starter, not that it really matters…
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